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UMST 521-Tutor Development (UNH Manchester): Authority Is Constructed and Contextual

This guide is designed to help you with the research mentor component of Prof. Kim Donovan's UMST 521 class.

Authority Is Constrcted and Contextual

"Information resources reflect their creators’ expertise and credibility, and are evaluated based on the information need and the context in which the information will be used. Authority is constructed in that various communities may recognize different types of authority. It is contextual in that the information need may help to determine the level of authority required." - Association of College and Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

SIFT: The Four Moves

NewsWise (2018, June 29). Online verification skills — Video 1: Introductory video [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBU2sDlUbp8&feature=emb_logo.

 

NewsWise (2018, June 29). Online Verification Skills — Video 2: Investigate the source [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6qjIxKltA.

NewsWise (2018, May 25). Online Verification Skills — Video 3: Find the original source [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRZ-N3OvvUs.

NewsWise (2018, May 25). Online Verification Skills — Video 4: Look for trusted work [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJG7kFmS0FE.

Who Do You Trust, and Why?

OkStateLibrary (2016, June 10). Inform your thinking: Episode 2 - Who do you trust and why? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLWSTDvKXpqLmQc_SJhYUMaUb_gpTwXiX1&v=nMe50BDb4M0.

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Helpful Tool

Ulrichsweb is an easy-to-search source which provides detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals.

P.R.O.V.E.N. Method for Source Evaluation

Finding the Original Source